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Brian Gordon
Brian Gordon was a 2016 Democratic candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 2nd Congressional District of Pennsylvania.[1] Gordon was defeated by Dwight Evans in the primary.
Elections
2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Dwight Evans (D) defeated James Jones (R) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Evans defeated incumbent Chaka Fattah, Dan Muroff, and Brian Gordon to win the Democratic nomination in the primary. In 2015, Fattah was indicted on charges of bribery, money laundering, and bank and mail fraud, among other charges, making him vulnerable in the primary. Fattah was the first congressional incumbent to lose a primary election in 2016.[2][3]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Dwight Evans |
90.2% | 322,514 | |
| Republican | James Jones | 9.8% | 35,131 | |
| Total Votes | 357,645 | |||
| Source: Pennsylvania Department of State | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Dwight Evans |
42.3% | 75,515 | ||
| Chaka Fattah Incumbent | 34.4% | 61,518 | ||
| Brian Gordon | 13.2% | 23,655 | ||
| Dan Muroff | 10.1% | 18,016 | ||
| Total Votes | 178,704 | |||
| Source: Pennsylvania Department of State |
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Campaign themes
2016
The following issues were listed on Gordon's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.
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| —Brian Gordon's campaign website, http://www.gordonforcongress.com/#!the-issues/c1flq | ||
Campaign finance summary
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Recent news
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See also
- United States House of Representatives
- Pennsylvania's 2nd Congressional District election, 2016
- Pennsylvania's 2nd Congressional District
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Newsworks, "Candidates emerge to take on Fattah in April primary," September 23, 2015
- ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "Unofficial Candidate Listing – Pre Ballot Lottery," accessed February 17, 2016
- ↑ The New York Times, "Pennsylvania Primary Results," April 26, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
